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STATE PRIORITIES: Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, D-North Providence, will be the guest speaker for the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Eggs & Issues breakfast event on March 30 at Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Editor’s Choice: R.I. Senate President Ruggerio to speak at NRI Chamber...

EDITOR’S CHOICE R.I. Senate President Ruggerio to speak at NRI Chamber event THE NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly Eggs &...
BALLY'S CORP. CASINO EXECUTIVES and state officials, including Gov. Daniel J. McKee, left, gather in 2021 outside Bally's Twin River Casino and Hotel in Lincoln to mark the start of a $100 million expansion project at the casino. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MARC LAROCQUE

Can R.I. afford to say ‘no’ to Bally’s iGaming proposal?

The inextricable ties between Bally’s Corp. and state government will be on display as the General Assembly vets a request from the operator of...

General Assembly leaders divided on tax cuts, school funding formula

PROVIDENCE – House and Senate leaders agree that taxes levied on Rhode Island businesses should be reduced. But the consensus ends there.  Speaking during the...

R.I. primary reform debate reemerges in 2023 legislative session

The series of crowded, September state and local primaries that crowned victors with less than 50% of the vote reignited calls for voting reform...

Should the General Assembly ban assault-style weapons in Rhode Island this...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Jan. 31 joined a host of state leaders in proposing a ban on assault-style weapons in Rhode Island. McKee, Lt....

McKee budget proposes $5M for small-business energy upgrades

PROVIDENCE – Robert “Rocky” Kempenaar, a commercial developer who operates four hotels on Aquidneck Island and is in the approval process for a mixed-use development...
RETURN TO THE ROSTRUM: Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio takes his place at the front of the Senate chambers on Jan. 3, the first day of the 2023 General Assembly session. It’s a position Ruggerio has held since 2017. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Surplus of question marks: Decisions on tax cuts, housing policies, education...

No one would blame the General Assembly leadership if it breathed a little easier in the 2023 legislative session. After all, the top Democratic leaders...

PBN’s most-read stories of 2022

From developments with the potential to reshape the landscape of Providence and a steady stream of million-dollar home sales across Rhode Island, to ongoing...

R.I. Senate leadership eyes school funding reform

PROVIDENCE – Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, D-R.I., and newly elected Majority Leader Ryan W. Pearson, D-R.I., say their primary focus in the upcoming...

McKee administration formally appeals ruling against truck tolls

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee's administration on Wednesday filed a formal notice that it is appealing a federal judge's order to shut down...
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